One hive left to deal with regarding swarm prep
They were the last to decide and the poor weather will ,I hope have curbed their enthusiasm until this afternoon when the rain is due to ease off.
They are prolific honey monsters,granted but otherwise complete aholes,so it's going to be the brutal option.
My bad luck and incompetence will be used to my advantage
I will not be able to find the queen, even without being mauled, so the hive will be moved and the old site re- equipped to absorb the foragers and the frames I lift out that she will definitely not be on.
The new queen might mate to a better temperament and the old girl can take the final curtain in Autumn.
Perhaps.
All going roughly to plan,the extractor might get fully paid for this year so I can start breeding some sanity into the apiary ready for retirement.
With the swarm cells appearing so early this year I'm wondering if it's a good thing that they are just getting it all over and done with ,or it's going to persist way further into the season.
You can never tell with bees